Employment, Benefits and Compensation Forum: Control Your Own Headlines

Control Your Own Headlines

In today’s high-stakes environment, in-house counsel and HR professionals are often on the frontlines, responding to headlines that threaten business and reputational objectives.

Join McDermott Will & Emery’s Employment and Employee Benefits practice groups at a half-day forum in our Chicago office. This forward-looking program is designed to drive conversation around emerging trends to help employers craft their own narrative, instead of being held captive by it.

Key areas of focus will include:

The heightened risk of class action litigation concerning the workplace and workforce

• The launch of attacks on retirement and health plans
• The rise in biometric data actions in Illinois
• Plaintiffs’ continued pursuit of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) claims on employers
• Recent developments in Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) defense

An encompassing approach to diversity challenges and opportunities

• Closing the pay gap: compensation best practices
• Unconscious bias: creating a culture of compliance and awareness
• Transgender employees: state of the discrimination law, model workplace practices and employee benefits trends

The evolution of workforce management in the age of the millennial

• The student loan crisis from a competitive benefits perspective
• The dangers of AI in recruitment practices
• Evolving mandates around marijuana in the workplace, including healthcare coverage laws

We hope to see you October 10.